
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 62 | 327 | 0 | 856 | 395 | 190 | 108 | 75 | 80 | 237 | 174 | 126 | 107 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46PM2.91m | 5:35AM2.79m | 5:50PM3.20m | 6:21AM3.12m | 6:32PM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM1.63m | 11:51PM1.36m | 12:06PM1.42m | 00:48AM1.08m | 1:00PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -6 | -4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | NNW 5 | — | NW 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 62 | 327 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 11 | — | 7 | 126 | 107 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | WSW 14 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 504 | 856 | 395 | 190 | 108 | 75 | 80 | 237 | 174 | — | 2 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 113 | 125 | 125 | 132 | 236 | 298 | 184 | 298 | 43 | 13 | 323 | 303 | 262 | 262 | 3 | 120 | 120 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 298 | 273 |
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